Wednesday April 29, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 29, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       667   91   186   29    6   12    87   12    7   46    94  .279
Detroit          588   85   163   32    5   12    77    7    3   82   104  .277
Minnesota        573   86   158   25    7   15    78    9    5   45    94  .276
Baltimore        621  104   171   32    2   24    99   13    4   78   107  .275
Boston           591   72   161   29    4   16    68   11    4   65    67  .272
Chicago          595   59   160   23    1   12    53    8    6   55   101  .269
Washington       617   79   154   16    5   18    74    9    3   92   131  .250
Milwaukee        641   79   155   26    0   11    70   17    5   80   123  .242
Kansas City      614   74   147   16    8   17    64   14    9   56   111  .239
New York         694   87   162   23    4   12    83   10   10  103   110  .233
Oakland          618   57   143   22    3   19    52   20    5   61   109  .231
Cleveland        529   50   114   27    2   11    45    2    4   57   109  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     16   59   14   22   5   0   3    9   0   0    7   12  .373
Davey Johnson (BAL)      18   62   11   23   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    8  .371
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      18   64   12   23   3   0   1    7   1   0    8    6  .359
Vada Pinson (CLE)        16   54    5   19   1   0   2    7   0   2    4   10  .352
Jerry Moses (BOS)        16   57    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .351
Alex Johnson (CAL)       19   77   13   27   3   1   2   13   3   1    1    9  .351
Bill Melton (CHI)        18   66    7   23   4   0   3   12   0   1    8   10  .349
Pat Kelly (KC)           15   52   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    9   14  .346
Frank Howard (WAS)       18   62   14   21   4   0   7   17   0   0   16   16  .339
Danny Walton (MIL)       19   75    9   25   3   0   7   20   1   0    8   24  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon           2    5    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .600
Frank Robinson        16   59   14   22   5   0   3    9   0   0    7   12  .373
Davey Johnson         18   62   11   23   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    8  .371
Merv Rettenmund        6   14    4    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .357
Dave May               6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Clay Dalrymple         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Brooks Robinson       18   70    9   22   7   1   2   14   1   0    5    4  .314
Paul Blair            18   69   16   19   4   0   4   14   7   3   10   14  .275
Ellie Hendricks       12   38    4   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    6  .263
Andy Etchebarren       9   23    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .261
Don Buford            17   68   12   16   2   0   3   12   0   1   11   10  .235
Boog Powell           18   64   10   14   2   0   5   16   0   0   10   11  .219
Terry Crowley          9   14    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .214
Mark Belanger         17   71    9   15   1   1   0    5   2   0    6   15  .211
Curt Motton            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Schofield         7    9    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .444
Jerry Moses           16   57    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .351
Mike Derrick           6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Tom Satriano           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Reggie Smith          18   66   15   21   3   2   3    9   3   0    8    5  .318
Carl Yastrzemski      18   64    8   19   3   0   1    9   8   3   15    7  .297
Luis Alvarado         18   65    8   19   6   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .292
Tony Conigliaro       18   64    5   18   1   0   2    8   0   0    9    2  .281
Mike Andrews          18   69   14   18   3   0   3    6   0   0   11    8  .261
George Scott          18   68    5   17   1   2   2    6   0   0    5    7  .250
Rico Petrocelli       18   61    8   14   5   0   2   14   0   0    8   10  .230
Billy Conigliaro       2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Don Pavletich          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tom Matchick           3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken McMullen           2    7    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .429
Jarvis Tatum           3   11    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .364
Alex Johnson          19   77   13   27   3   1   2   13   3   1    1    9  .351
Jim Spencer           15   38    5   13   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    3  .342
Roger Repoz           17   54    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1    7    9  .333
Jim Fregosi           19   79   15   26   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   12  .329
Bill Voss             18   58    9   18   2   2   1   14   1   1   11    4  .310
Jay Johnstone         16   51    5   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    2    8  .275
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Sandy Alomar          19   83   12   22   2   0   0    3   8   3    6    9  .265
Joe Azcue             15   51    4   13   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .255
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Billy Cowan            6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
Chico Ruiz             5    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Tom Egan               7   21    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .191
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .167
Ray Oyler              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gail Hopkins          13   30    4   13   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .433
Luis Aparicio         18   64   12   23   3   0   1    7   1   0    8    6  .359
Bill Melton           18   66    7   23   4   0   3   12   0   1    8   10  .349
Syd O'Brien            8   23    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .304
Ken Berry             12   38    5   11   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .290
Duane Josephson       14   45    4   13   1   0   1    5   0   1    5    5  .289
Carlos May            18   66    9   19   5   1   2   11   2   1    5   14  .288
Ed Herrmann            7   19    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .263
Buddy Bradford        15   49    4   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    6   16  .245
Tommy McCraw          12   25    0    6   0   0   0    2   2   0    3    3  .240
Walt Williams         13   43    4    9   2   0   0    0   1   1    4    2  .209
Bobby Knoop           14   41    3    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    5    7  .171
John Matias           13   39    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    9  .154
Bob Christian          7    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Rich Morales           5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Brown            3    8    3    3   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .375
Ray Fosse             11   31    3   11   3   0   1    1   0   1    7    5  .355
Vada Pinson           16   54    5   19   1   0   2    7   0   2    4   10  .352
Tony Horton           13   52    5   14   6   0   2   10   0   0    3   10  .269
Roy Foster            15   50    5   13   4   0   1    5   0   1    4   10  .260
Vern Fuller            2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Eddie Leon            17   58    4   14   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    7  .241
Ted Uhlaender         15   57    6   11   2   1   1    4   1   0    6    8  .193
Jack Heidemann        17   55    1   10   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .182
Chuck Hinton           7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Ted Ford               7   19    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Lou Klimchock          5   14    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Russ Nagelson          7   16    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Duke Sims              7   21    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .095
Graig Nettles         15   43    7    3   0   0   0    1   1   0   15    6  .070

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mickey Stanley        10   40    8   14   3   0   1    4   2   0    5    0  .350
Al Kaline             17   67   10   22   6   1   1   12   1   0   10    9  .328
Jim Northrup          15   58    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .310
Bill Freehan          17   61    6   18   2   0   2   12   0   1   12   13  .295
Cesar Gutierrez       17   69   10   20   2   1   0    6   1   0    3    7  .290
Willie Horton         17   66   11   19   4   1   1   12   0   0    9   12  .288
Dick McAuliffe        17   66   11   18   4   0   3    8   2   1   17   17  .273
Don Wert              11   28    5    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    4  .250
Norm Cash             12   41    8   10   2   0   2    6   0   1    6    9  .244
Elliott Maddox        10   25    5    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .240
Dalton Jones           5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .100
Gates Brown            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ken Szotkiewicz        3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ike Brown              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Price              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Paul Schaal           11   22    3    8   1   0   1    1   1   0    0    3  .364
Pat Kelly             15   52   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    9   14  .346
Lou Piniella          17   67    7   22   4   0   3   14   0   2    5    3  .328
Bob Oliver            18   65   12   20   3   2   5   15   0   0    4   11  .308
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Amos Otis             18   70   10   18   3   3   1    9   4   0    7    6  .257
Rich Severson          8   20    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        17   65   11   15   2   1   3    8   1   1    5   10  .231
Ellie Rodriguez       15   39    4    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .231
Jim Campanis           7   16    2    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .188
Jerry Adair            3   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .182
Joe Keough             8   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
Jackie Hernandez      15   39    2    7   1   1   1    1   0   1    5   11  .180
Luis Alcaraz          16   61    3    8   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .131
Mike Fiore             8   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .000
Hawk Taylor            6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Kennedy          10    8    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Danny Walton          19   75    9   25   3   0   7   20   1   0    8   24  .333
Steve Hovley          18   69    8   23   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .333
Mike Hershberger       5   15    2    5   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .333
Tommy Harper          19   75    9   21   4   0   1    8   9   3    8   13  .280
Russ Snyder           17   54   11   15   2   0   0    5   0   1    7   11  .278
Greg Goossen          11   29    2    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    6    8  .276
Ted Savage             9   19    2    5   1   0   1    3   1   0    0    2  .263
Rich Rollins           9   17    2    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .235
Ted Kubiak            19   61   11   13   0   0   0    1   0   1   15    6  .213
Jerry McNertney       16   51    4   10   2   0   0    4   0   0    7    9  .196
Mike Hegan            13   35    3    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    7   13  .171
Max Alvis             16   57    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .140
Phil Roof              6   18    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .111
Wayne Comer            8   13    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Sandy Valdespino       8    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Allison            3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Brant Alyea           16   49    6   20   4   0   4   21   1   1    7    7  .408
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Tony Oliva            17   72   15   23   4   2   3   13   0   0    2    6  .319
Cesar Tovar           17   74   15   23   4   4   2    7   6   1    4   10  .311
Harmon Killebrew      17   56   11   17   1   0   3   11   0   0   14   10  .304
Paul Ratliff           6   10    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .300
Frank Quilici         12   21    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    3  .286
Rick Renick            5   11    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .273
Chuck Manuel           5    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Leo Cardenas          17   64    7   14   3   1   1    8   0   0    3   11  .219
Jim Holt              14   14    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .214
Rich Reese            17   54    6   11   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    6  .204
George Mitterwald     14   47    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   16  .170
Minnie Mendoza         6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Woods             11   24    6    8   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    5  .333
Roy White             19   69   13   22   6   0   1    6   3   1   19    8  .319
Danny Cater           20   79   12   24   5   2   2   17   1   0    5   11  .304
Horace Clarke         20   94    9   27   1   0   1    5   1   3    5    3  .287
Frank Tepedino         6    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Gene Michael          19   72    9   17   4   0   0    2   1   0    8   17  .236
Bobby Murcer          20   71   12   16   1   0   3   11   1   1   18   12  .225
Jake Gibbs             4    9    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Thurman Munson        17   52    7   10   2   0   0    4   3   0   17    9  .192
Curt Blefary          16   58    4   10   1   0   0    9   0   3   11    9  .172
Pete Ward             13   12    1    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .167
Jerry Kenney          15   57    4    8   0   0   1    7   0   2    4    7  .140
John Ellis            12   28    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .107
Ron Hansen             9   10    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    7    1  .100
Jim Lyttle             8    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tito Francona         11    9    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .333
Rick Monday           19   73    9   24   5   2   2    7   1   1   10   18  .329
Felipe Alou           19   79    6   22   3   0   0    2   1   0    3    8  .279
Roberto Pena          16   56    3   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .268
Don Mincher           18   55    9   14   4   0   6   11   0   0    9   12  .255
Dave Duncan           16   42    4   10   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    4  .238
Dick Green            19   67    6   15   1   0   1    4   3   0    6   10  .224
Bert Campaneris       10   37    3    8   1   1   0    2   3   0    1    3  .216
Bob Johnson           13   31    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .194
Frank Fernandez       11   19    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    7    6  .158
Reggie Jackson        19   64    4   10   4   0   3    8   7   1   11   21  .156
Sal Bando             13   33    6    5   0   0   2    3   2   1    6    7  .152
Joe Rudi               4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jose Tartabull         5    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Reichardt         3    4    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   1    3    0  .500
Ed Stroud             17   43   10   16   0   1   1    2   7   0    4   11  .372
Lee Maye              14   43    9   15   2   0   2    9   0   1    5    7  .349
Frank Howard          18   62   14   21   4   0   7   17   0   0   16   16  .339
Bernie Allen          16   35    7   10   2   0   2    5   0   0    6    4  .286
Mike Epstein          18   69    9   19   2   0   4    9   0   1   11   24  .275
Johnny Roseboro       13   33    4    8   2   0   0    5   1   0   11    3  .242
Ed Brinkman           18   73    9   17   1   1   0    6   1   0   11    5  .233
Del Unser             12   44    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    7  .227
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Paul Casanova          8   20    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .200
Tim Cullen            10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Hank Allen            15   24    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    5    7  .167
Aurelio Rodriguez      3   13    2    2   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    2  .154
Dave Nelson            9   24    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .125
Jim French             6    8    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .125

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           94
  S. Alomar (CAL)          83
  F. Alou (OAK)            79
  D. Cater (NY)            79
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         79
  A. Johnson (CAL)         77
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       76
  T. Harper (MIL)          75
  D. Walton (MIL)          75
  C. Tovar (MIN)           74

Runs Scored:

  P. Blair (BAL)           16
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         15
  T. Oliva (MIN)           15
  R. Smith (BOS)           15
  C. Tovar (MIN)           15
  M. Andrews (BOS)         14
  F. Howard (WAS)          14
  F. Robinson (BAL)        14
  A. Johnson (CAL)         13
  R. White (NY)            13

Hits:

  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  A. Johnson (CAL)         27
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         26
  D. Walton (MIL)          25
  D. Cater (NY)            24
  R. Monday (OAK)          24
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        23
  S. Hovley (MIL)          23
  D. Johnson (BAL)         23
  B. Melton (CHI)          23

Doubles:

  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         6
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          6
  T. Horton (CLE)           6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  R. White (NY)             6
  D. Cater (NY)             5
  S. Hovley (MIL)           5
  D. Johnson (BAL)          5
  C. May (CHI)              5

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  D. Cater (NY)             2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  T. Oliva (MIN)            2
  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)        2
  G. Scott (BOS)            2
  R. Smith (BOS)            2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)           7
  D. Walton (MIL)           7
  D. Mincher (OAK)          6
  B. Oliver (KC)            5
  B. Powell (BAL)           5
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  M. Andrews (BOS)          3
  D. Buford (BAL)           3

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           21
  D. Walton (MIL)          20
  D. Cater (NY)            17
  F. Howard (WAS)          17
  B. Powell (BAL)          16
  B. Oliver (KC)           15
  P. Blair (BAL)           14
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14
  L. Piniella (KC)         14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        14

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)           9
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  P. Kelly (KC)             7
  E. Stroud (WAS)           7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  T. Harper (MIL)           3
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      3
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  J. Kenney (NY)            2

Walks:

  R. White (NY)            19
  B. Murcer (NY)           18
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       17
  T. Munson (NY)           17
  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          15
  G. Nettles (CLE)         15
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     15
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  B. Freehan (DET)         12

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         24
  D. Walton (MIL)          24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  R. Monday (OAK)          18
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       17
  G. Michael (NY)          17
  B. Bradford (CHI)        16
  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      16
  M. Belanger (BAL)        15

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